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The Queen paid her respects to Drummer Lee Rigby during a visit to Woolwich
Barracks as his family said that he would not have wanted his murder to be
used as an excuse for reprisals.

She spoke privately to soldiers and officers who knew Drummer Rigby and those
involved in the aftermath of the attack, in which he was hacked to death by
suspected Islamic terrorists outside the barracks in southeast London.

The Queen’s visit followed the opening of an inquest into Drummer Rigby’s
death, which heard that he was attacked on May 22 while returning from
duties at the

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Second man charged with murder after Queen meets Lee Rigby’s comrades

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The Queen was met by wellwishers on her arrival in Woolwich

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The Queen was met by wellwishers on her arrival in Woolwich

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Her Majesty met the team who responded to the killing

2013-06-01 00:01:13.074 Eddie Keogh/Reuters

The Queen looked sombre as she arrived at the barracks

2013-06-01 00:01:13.074 Times photographer, Mary Turner

The Queen is greeted as she arrives at the Woolwich Barracks

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She met a horse named Harlequin at the Royal Horse Artillery

2013-06-01 00:01:13.074 Paul Grover/PA

The King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery is a mounted ceremonial unit

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A soldier stands guard outside the barracks before the royal visit

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Members of the 14th Regiment Royal Artillery visit the site of the attack